What color is #8DBEAA?

#8DBEAA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DBEAA?

The RGB value is 141, 190, 170: 141 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DBEAA?

The complementary color is #BE8DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DBEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DBEAA color

#8DBEAA rgb(141, 190, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DBEAA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 74.5% green and 66.7% blue (141, 190, 170).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#8DBEAA color codes

HEX	`#8DBEAA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 190, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 74.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.15, -20.33, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.15, 20.91, 166.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.651, 45.39, 44.852)`
Decimal	`9289386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DBEAA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8DBEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DBEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8DBEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dbeaa; }
.text { color: #8dbeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dbeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 190 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dbeaa, #8dbabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8DBEAA?: #8DBEAA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DBEAA?: The RGB value is 141, 190, 170: 141 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DBEAA?: The complementary color is #BE8DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DBEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.